May the Hangover be with You....

Good God......why am I up so early? It's Saturday morning, in the middle of an icy winter and I literally had to defrost my hands this morning. Have you ever been so cold that typing becomes painful?! To top it all off, my head is banging...

Let's compile the facts:

• Yesterday was Friday.
• There was a farewell party.
• There was also a live band... with saxophones, flutes, keyboards and incredible vocals.
• Unlimited shots.
• A mixture of brandy, vodka, ciders and wine.
• Breaking it down on the dance floor.
• An unexpected mad hatters party.... again. In someones mansion. No lies. AND... Somehow, someone managed to put permanent red lipstick on me and now I have these really odd bright red lips that I can't get rid of!
• 2am drunken texting and video calls.... I need a better password on my phone. One I can't spell when intoxicated. Any suggestions????
• A God awful alarm clock jolting me out of my peaceful slumber (ok I lie... I passed the F out when I finally hit the bed!!!) at some unruly hour this morning.

Work. That's why I am up.

Work I tell you.
On a Saturday.
With a mean ass hangover. 

Here's what we got up to last night 

(pre-warning.. the majority of the below photographs are horrendous)

How was your Friday?? Are any of you joining me on the hangover train this morning?? 

If so, how do you intend on recovering?? 

As for me - I have the kettle on the boil. I'm making a strongest cup of coffee I think is humanly possible - and then I am going to shove cake in my face. This cake in fact:

If that isn't a hangover cure... then I don't know what is.

Then, at some point in my life... I should PROBABLY go on a detox. 

But considering it is Saturday..... I may just be inclined to open up another bottle of red and share it with some good friends. 

Maybe even go horse-riding. 

Gate crash a mansion... 

Do sun dance. It's like a rain dance, but praying for sun and warmth... because without it... I may just die. 

Here's to being barefoot and crazy with weekend madness with all your chums. 

Have a goodie beautiful people xxxx

Weekend Madness

I do not have your normal 8-5pm, Monday-Friday job. I get one weekend off a month, so when that time eventually comes around, things tend to get a little bit mad.

To kick it off, my friends and I met up at a local sports bar and restaurant called Mos On Rex, otherwise known as The Best Damn Place In Town! 

We watched South Africa absolute annihilate Italy in the rugby match and had a good old celebration after our big win. 

This guy right here is most definitely the best guy in all the world. He is everything to me and my dearest, dearest friend. I am the luckiest lady ever.

We started our day off with the most amazingly relaxing massages at the spa, followed by a mini road-trip just outside of town to our local surf spot. For winter, the weather was delectable! So we soaked up the sun and watched the waves roll in while drinking double vodka's with dry lemon with a couple of other mates of ours. 

We ended up getting slightly too tipsy as we made our way back into town to a half price sushi special! A few more bottles of wine later and we were merry as can be and waiting for my two friends from my European Contiki tour to join us. 

It was so amazing to see them again. When I saw Roxy in the parking lot I literally ran and jumped into her arms, wrapping my legs tightly around her waist and clinging to her like a small child... my over-excited reaction may possibly have been wine-induced. 

We all slummed on the sofa's when we got home and passed out watching The Green Lantern. 

Not exactly the crazy, boozy evening I had expected with them but they had driven a long way and we had been nailing our livers for the entire day already.

The next morning we had a coffee and watched Homeward Bound in bed, before Matt and I took a stroll around the island I live on. It was another beautifully sunny day so I took them up to The Heads to a breakfast and lunch cafe called East Heads Cafe, otherwise known as The Best Damn Place To Get Eggs Hollandaise... EVER. 

We had to part ways after breakfast and it was a really hard goodbye. They are the first people I've seen from the Contiki trip since getting back last month. Most of the others are still floating around Europe and meeting up in places like Greece and Spain... I am so envious! 

Hopefully I'll be seeing a few other Contiki-ers in the December holidays though which I am very excited for. 

What did you all do this weekend?

Hope everyone is having a fab week so far. 

x